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Mireille · August 19, 2020 at 3:56 am

What more do you want when cooking for a family on a weeknight. You can easily food prep this recipe, combine and put it on the table. Ready to learn how to make shredded chicken burrito? Let’s get started!

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Shredded Chicken Burrito Recipe

This recipe is the best of three recipes really that you combine into a burrito. Add some burrito sauce and you are ready to serve.

You can adjust this recipe and add some of the most amazing additions. Take a look further done to see more options.

What is so great about a burrito is that it is the main dish wrapped in a tortilla. Everything you need is inside. Some meat, rice, and vegetables.

It is also a great recipe to take with you to work for dinner or lunch. Even though this recipe tastes the best hot, you can even eat it cold.

It will still taste great due to the seasoning and sauce.

As the main ingredient of this recipe is the slow cooker whole chicken, take a look at the recipe video.

You can easily follow along and see how you prepare this chicken that is ready for shredding.

Shredded Chicken Burrito Ingredients

To make these shredded chicken burritos recipe you need the following to prepare this meal:

Slow cooker whole chicken or a rotisserie chicken
Mexican seasoning
Green beans
Burrito sized tortillas
Burrito sauce

For the Mexican rice you need:

Basmati rice
Onion
Garlic
Tomato sauce
Scallion
Vegetable stock
Mexican seasoning

How to Make Shredded Chicken Burritos

To make this recipe start with the ingredient that takes the longest. Take a whole chicken and rub it with Mexican seasoning or chili powder.

Cook the chicken in a slow cooker, Instant Pot, or Crockpot Express for 3 hours on HIGH or 6 hours on LOW.

While the chicken is cooking make the Mexican rice. Follow the recipe and first soften the onion and garlic in olive oil.

Stir until translucent and soft then add the basmati rice.

Stir before you add the tomato sauce, stock, and scallion. Put to a low simmer and let the stir absorb the liquids for 10-15 minutes until the rice is dry.

Fluff the rice with a fork. Then boil the green beans in water for 10 minutes until they are done.

When the chicken is done put the chicken under the broiler for 5-10 minutes to crisp up the skin. Shred the chicken apart with two forks which is the easiest way to pull apart a chicken.

Then construct your burrito. Take a big tortilla and put three to four tablespoons of Mexican rice in the middle.

Add the shredded chicken on top of the rice and add green beans to the tortillas. Drizzle some burrito sauce on top and roll up the big tortilla burrito-style.

Keep warm in a warm oven, about 200℉. Repeat for the remaining burritos and your pulled chicken burritos are ready to serve.

Can You Meal Prep Burritos?

Yes, you can, these burritos are great to make ahead of time. You can either prepare all the ingredients separately or combine them when you prepare dinner.

Or you can put the whole burrito together and warm it in the oven when you are ready to prepare dinner.

Are Burritos Good Freezer Meals?

Again, the answer is yes burritos are great freezer meals. You can prepare the whole burrito and roll each burrito into aluminum foil.

Store the burritos in the freezer and when you need them, thaw first and warm them in foil in the freezer for 30 minutes or until warm.

Add More Burrito Options

If you love these chicken burritos you can add even more ingredients to make them taste even better. Think about adding:

Burrito sauce
Pinto beans
Corn
Avocado
Sweet peppers
Red onion
Vegan Queso
Shredded cheese

More Burrito Recipes

If you like to make burritos you are in the right place because we have a number of other burrito recipes for you:

To make your burritos taste even better serve them with this burrito sauce.

Have fun making this chicken burrito recipe!

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Shredded chicken burrito

Mireille

Serves: 4 Prep Time: 180 minutes Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Looking for the easiest burritos? Try this delicious shredded chicken burrito recipe. Made with the best slow cooked chicken, Mexican rice and beans.

Ingredients

4 burrito size tortillas
1 whole chicken or rotisserie chicken (2-3 lbs)
2 tablespoons Mexican seasoning
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups Mexican rice
1 cup burrito sauce

Instructions

Make the whole chicken in the slow cooker and rub it with Mexican seasoning or chili powder
Cook the chicken in a slow cooker, Instant Pot or Crockpot Express for 3 hours on HIGH or 6 hours on LOW
While the chicken is cooking make the Mexican rice. Soften the onion and garlic in olive oil. Stir until translucent and soft then add the basmati rice
Stir before you add the tomato sauce, stock, and scallion. Put to a low simmer and let the stir absorb the liquids for 10-15 minutes until the rice is dry. Fluff the rice with a fork
Then boil the green beans in water for 10 minutes until they are done
When the chicken is done put the chicken under the broiler for 5-10 minutes to crisp up the skin. Shred the chicken apart with two forks which is the easiest way to pull apart chicken
Then construct your burrito. Take a big tortilla and put three to four tablespoons of Mexican rice in the middle
Add the shredded chicken on top of the rice and add green beans to the tortillas. Drizzle some burrito sauce on top and roll up the big tortilla burrito-style
Keep warm in a warm oven of about 200℉. Repeat for the remaining burritos and your pulled chicken burritos are ready to serve

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Nutrition facts

Calories: 576; Fat: 25g; Carbs: 39g; Protein: 45g;

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